Emissions Trading / Nuclear Industry Association Calls For UK And EU Systems To Be Linked
The UK Nuclear Industry Association has joined forces with over 40 other industry bodies in calling on the UK government to start the process of linking the new UK emissions trading system (ETS)...
Dutch NGO calls for government support for new build
A white paper containing 13 recommendations for the Dutch government to help realise the construction of new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands has been issued by the e-Lise Foundation. Founded...
EDF joins the Hydrogen Taskforce
Hydrogen Taskforce, a coalition of the UK’s largest organisations that operate in the hydrogen sector, has announced that EDF has become its new member. The group, which works with the government to...
We need nuclear power to manage climate change
We must control global warming because, left unchecked, climate change could ruin human civilisation. We know the solution – we must effectively eliminate human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG)...
The role of SMRs in the Net Zero Challenge
Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK SMR consortium To meet the climate challenge the world faces, it is becoming increasingly clear that we will need to decarbonise more of the...
Estonia / Government Sets Up Working Group To Examine Nuclear Energy Option
The Estonian government has approved the formation of a working group to assess the possibility of introducing nuclear power in the Baltic country, the Estonian environment ministry said in a...
Europe / Finnish Energy Industry Calls For Nuclear To Be Part Of Taxonomy
The Finnish Energy Industry Association has appealed for nuclear power to be included in Europe’s sustainable finance taxonomy after an expert report concluded that the fuel qualifies as sustainable...
Europe / NGO Alliance Calls For Nuclear Knowledge And Technology To Be Kept Inside EU
The Covid-19 pandemic and recent controversies over vaccines have shown the need to keep critical knowledge, capabilities, technologies and infrastructure - including that related to nuclear energy...